Leah_Beno's Blog

Hi so using gas to find Cheaper Gas, would be??Wow I can recall the 1976 Gas Worries myself, I was in Wallburg, seen the lines for almost a mile back in wait for gas back then the Gallon was like 1.15 jumped 1.75 or more at some places, really was a wild time People actually fought at the Pump to get the remaining Gas themselfs..
I use this site and a few like it to keep tabs on gas Savings at pump
http://www.greensborogasprices.com/index.aspx?&area=Hig
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it is sad how it has gotten to be.. but what can we do other than try to consume less and conserve more.

In America we have this idea that we are "entitled" to have a huge SUV and use it as our daily commuter vehicle and fill it up for $20. People are going to have to change their way of thinking when you base your transportation needs on fuels that have to be mostly imported you are at the mercy of those importers (Most of which do not like us!) I think people are finally going to wake up and realize that they are going to have to be more efficient with the energy they buy the daily commuter is going to have to be something smaller and more fuel efficient and save the SUV for the weekend soccer, camping and boating trips as a secondary vehicle. I know this isn't a popular opinion but it is more likely going to happen. We have shown as a whole that even in the $3.00 plus range we buy just as much as when it was in the $2.00 plus range and the petroleum companies like making the billions in profits that they make. The only way that prices will fall very much is if consumption is reduced that means not driving the bigger less efficient vehicles as often.

Uncommon Valor is right that would create a situation in which people would demand an alternative energy source for transportation, what we forget about is just everything we use is based in some way or another on petroleum and it isn't like it will run out tomorrow. There is predicted to be enough oil still in the ground for another 100 years or more, the light sweet easy to get crude is what is getting harder to obtain. People also forget about the new players in the game, China and India, and they want lifestyles like we have in the U.S. These countries are consuming more petroleum than they ever have in the past that also allows oil producers to be able to get a higher price for a barrel of oil. I still say that as prices get higher the smaller car will be the way to go or even a hybrid if prices go up as predicted paying for the economical vehicle or trading in the SUV altogether will be the way to go.

DW45, I believe you are correct a few days won't work in changing the price, but an overall reduction in consumption in fuel and petroleum products would cause some price drop for a few months. think of it like a sink with the water turned on a full blast then suddenly the drain is shut off the water backs up. You may think big deal! but it is a big deal that amount of backup has to be stored or used if I am already full on my current storage capacities to keep up with the existing demand either I cut prices to sell more with a slightly less profit margin or build more storage facilities, storage and all of the technical issues that go with it will cut into my profit margin greater than price reduction. It all goes back to a supply and demand situation. I would like to see the day when we have went beyond fossil energy and the now filthy rich few, especially those in the middle east go broke with their huge palaces, jets, and cars because no one needs their oil anymore.Terrorists would have to come up with some other way to fund their acts because the oil money would no longer be there. Wouldn't you love to sell them a $10,000 loaf of bread and a $5,000 bottle of water?

Would it not be great if we understood a simple fact......Our enemies are our enemies and we treated them as such.

I live on a fixed income and because of today's gas prices I have to pick and choose where I go. I often times have to pick between food and gas to go to the doctor's office. That is not a choice I like to make, but it is one I have to make. I do not see how people can afford to drive SUV's that cost at least 60 dollars at 3.16 to fill up and do that at least once a week. Especially considering there are other bills to pay in a household. It used to cost me 25 to 28 dollars to fill up my car, but now it is over 30 dollars. I have to make that 30 dollars last because I cannot afford a 60 dollar plus fuel bill a month or I won't have food to eat or my asthma medication. Additionally, people do not realize the high gas prices affect everything from food to heating oil to energy prices.

Also, I am not the only person on a fixed income who has to make choices on where to spend their money especially when it comes to heating a house. My grandmother spends at least 700 dollars a winter heating with oil and still does not have the bill payed by the next winter. I think something should be done about these gas prices because this is ultimately affecting everybody especially the individuals on fixed incomes.

Many of us non-retired "working joes" are not any better off than those on a fixed income. I would describe my situation as living on a "broke income". Unless you are a professional person such as a doctor, lawyer or business owner or executive, there's a good chance that you "need" to earn more money to make a decent living.

Doesn't North Carolina have the highest or one of the highest gas taxes in the nation? Now there's some potential relief! What good are lower federal taxes if state and local taxes more than make up the difference? Though I've yet to see where those lower federal taxes were. County property taxes are terrible now.